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University presses: a view from the academy
The front table in Hyde Park's Seminary Co-op Bookstore has been a must stop for book browsers for book lovers since the early 1970s. It is always brimming with more than 100 newly published scholarly works vying for readers' attention. Most of the titles...
Tags: Social Sciences, Florida State University, Amazon.com Inc., Arts, Sociology
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Analysts: Obama gambling on uncertain allies in new Syria push
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON After concluding that President Bashar Assad's regime has used chemical weapons against rebel forces, the White House pledged Friday to send more military and financial aid to Syrian opposition groups to make them "as strong as possible." But...Tags: Muammar Gaddafi, Biological and Chemical Weapons, Bashar Assad, Al-Qaeda, Doha (Qatar)
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World Bank, U.N. join hands in conflict zones but face hurdles
Reuters(Reuters) - When the heads of the World Bank and the United Nations flew into the violence-wracked African city of Goma on a cloudy day last month, it was the first time the giants of international development had joined forces in the struggle to help the...Tags: Oxfam America, Ban Ki-moon, Health Organizations, Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo), International Organizations
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Citing use of chemical weapons in Syria, US will help rebel fighters
McClatchy Washington BureauAMMAN, Jordan The U.S. military began laying the groundwork to arm and support Syrian rebels more than a week ago, using a military exercise currently being held in Jordan as a cover for bringing in personnel and equipment. Despite official statements by...Tags: Missile Systems, Military Equipment, Eric Cantor, Robert Ford, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
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For the record
Chinese president: In the June 7 LATExtra section, an article about members of the Southern California Chinese community hoping to catch a glimpse of visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping referred to Carson Zhang's strong ties to the Chinese consulate,...Tags: China, Xi Jinping
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Spying hangs over U.S.-China summit
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON President Barack Obama and new Chinese President Xi Jinping opened two days of talks at a California retreat with joint calls for a new relationship, even as Obama said he'd continue pressing China on its human rights record and cyber security....Tags: China, Xi Jinping, Summits, U.S. House of Representatives, Diplomacy
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Immigration overhaul may lead to demographic shift in America
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON The country may be on the verge of its next demographic metamorphosis. The explosive growth of Hispanics that upended the country's black and white racial dynamics may be flipped again as leaders in Washington have begun a debate on the most...Tags: Ellis Island, Interior Policy, China, U.S. Congress, Migration
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Cyber disputes loom large as Obama meets China's Xi
ReutersBy Matt Spetalnick and Steve Holland SAN JOSE, Calif., June 7 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will complain to Chinese President Xi Jinping at a summit on Friday about alleged Chinese hacking of U.S. secrets, even as the White House faces growing...Tags: Russia, The Washington Post, China, Xi Jinping, Computer Crime
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Analysts: Foreign militant Islamists streaming into Syria to face Hezbollah
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON Foreign Islamist extremists are streaming into Syria, apparently in response to the Shiite militant group Hezbollah's more visible backing of Syrian President Bashar Assad, a development that analysts say is likely to lead to a major power...Tags: Bashar Assad, Al-Qaeda, Jihad, Civil Rights, Research
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STEM jobs more than engineering and computers, report says
In the Fort Lauderdale-Miami metro area, only 17.9 percent of jobs require knowledge in science, technology, engineering and math. That ranks it 81st out of 100 metro areas for STEM jobs, according to a new report released Monday by The Brookings...
Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Colleges and Universities, Science, Engineering, Palm Beach County
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Spying hangs over US-China summit
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON Revelations of U.S. government surveillance programs threatened to complicate a first-time summit between President Barack Obama and new Chinese President Xi Jinping as they met Friday for two days of talks at a secluded California retreat....Tags: Peru, Interior Policy, China, Dilma Rousseff, Computer Crime
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Congress unlikely to change NSA snooping
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON The revelations that the government has secret programs to collect data from U.S. phone records and the Internet are unlikely to force any significant changes in the program, at least not anytime soon. While some members of Congress are...Tags: Social Sciences, National Security, Judges, Eric Cantor, Saxby Chambliss
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